The campsite entrance
Caught the bus into Cannes late afternoon -15 mins walk from campsite to bus stop, we used our phones to pay fares. Walked around the back street shops for a short while and had a drink on the front on the Boulevard de Croisettes. Mipcom, a conglomeration of streaming TV studios was having a large conference on the front outside the Majestic hotel.Their 3 day programme was mostly about working with AI . Lots of Korean presentations
There was a stair case lined with a red carpet in front of the conference arena overlooking the beach with barricades around it . 3 actors were being photographed; they stood half way up (the premier of a new series 'the Miniature wife' - Peacock Studios). The actress was tiny , as demanded in the role I guess. Security was tight, babies were walking around in army fatigues holding semi automatic guns, so we didn't hang around . The crowd was shouting Ajou! Or Adieu ! at the posing actors, who all looked a little uncertain. We couldn't work out what. Lots of media peeps milling around talking earnestly to each other. Everyone dressed in black or grey.
Having swum twice and then slept fitfully last night , I was very tired today. We caught a bus back €1.80 which was crowded and filled with coughs, splutters and sneezes. Standing room only. I toppled into two seated passengers when the driver went sharply around a roundabout. One of them, a young woman, kindly ( and wisely ) offered me her seat. It felt a little embarrassing. Although I was very tired, I couldn't get to sleep again until 1.45 am. A very quiet campsite nonetheless. Clean, showers good , prone to occasional very, very hot bursts of water.
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